Drive switching apparatus

A drive switching apparatus comprising:

• a drive switching member which can switch a vehicle to three drive states and can be displaced to three shift positions corresponding to the three drive states;
• an output member connected to the drive switching member and displacing the drive switching member to the three shift positions by being rotated;
• a deceleration mechanism decelerating rotation of an input portion connected to an electric motor and outputting the rotation to an output portion;
• a rotation absorption mechanism including an elastic member interposed between an input element connected to the output portion and an output element connected to the output member, the output element including an engagement portion which is provided at the output element and is engageable with the elastic member, the rotation absorption mechanism absorbing rotation of the input element in a case where rotation of the output element is restricted during the rotation of the input element;
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• a switch operation portion provided at the output element, the switch operation portion turning a switch on and off according to a rotational position of the output member in order to detect the shift positions of the drive switching member.